Kevin Burns is on death row for a murder he says he didn’t commit.
Still, Burns, 54, who has been at the Riverbend Maximum Security Prison in Tennessee for 28 years, remains hopeful.
“He was kind, hardworking and good in school. A good son, kind and respectful,” Leslie Burns, Burns’ mother, told ABC News. “I think my friends are planning a surprise party for me,” he told ABC News. “I'm excited and looking forward to celebrating my big day.”What Burns didn’t know at the time was that his friend, Adams, had gotten into a fight with someone at a pick-up basketball game a few days earlier and wanted to fight. The car Burns was in made a detour and ended up in a Memphis neighborhood.
When Burns was convicted of felony murder, the jury had to only find that Burns participated in the robbery, not that he shot or killed anyone. During the closing arguments and the sentencing phase of the trial, the state changed course -- claiming that Burns was the shooter. The witness’ description of the shooter conflicts with Burns' actual appearance, and there are significant discrepancies regarding the guns involved in the murders, according to Richard Tennent, Burns’ lawyer.
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